Well, my Y has 1,000 miles on it. When I went out to the garage, the left rear tire was flat flat. Since I haven't had a flat tire in about 40 years, I hadn't paid much attention to the tires when reading the manual. So I called the Roadside Assistance, assuming that a Tesla rep would drive up and fix the tire. After a while someone texted me and said they would have to tow me to the SC 17 miles away. Even once it is in the SC, who knows how long it would take to get it back. I looked in the manual and figured out there is no jack, wrench, or any other method to remove a tire. Fortunately I pumped the tire up and it is holding for now but since it lost a lot over the past day, I'm sure it will be flat tomorrow. I'll risk it and take it to a local tire repair place close by tomorrow. Hopefully they have wrenches to remove the odd sized nuts. Fortunately I have the pucks to put under the frame to protect the battery. Hopefully I can get it repaired by them.
My point in all of this is I knew that buying a Tesla would have it's share of issues, but I never realized that getting a simple tire repaired would be this difficult. I have lost any confidence I had with Tesla and will not drive it any significant distance from home. Fortunately we have a second gas fired car that we have confidence in and can get it serviced anywhere.
For sale soon - a low mileage Model Yw/one repaired tire.
My point in all of this is I knew that buying a Tesla would have it's share of issues, but I never realized that getting a simple tire repaired would be this difficult. I have lost any confidence I had with Tesla and will not drive it any significant distance from home. Fortunately we have a second gas fired car that we have confidence in and can get it serviced anywhere.
For sale soon - a low mileage Model Yw/one repaired tire.